The annual celebration of the immigrants day was held on Dec. 6 at the Taipei Confucius Temple. In his speech, the Vice Minister of the Interior Chang-Yueh Chiu commended 11 cities and counties for their outstanding performance in providing caring and counseling services to foreign and Chinese spous...

Interior Minister Chen Wei-zen (center) poses at the launch of a wedding planning book in Taipei Tuesday. The book, published by the ministry, offers suggestions that depart from outdated Chinese cultural traditions. CNA photo Dec. 2, 2014

Taipei, Oct. 8 (CNA) The central government will stop funding affordable public housing projects but will constuct more public housing reserved only for renting and will increase subsidies, Interior Minister Chen Wei-zen said.

Minister of the Interior Chen Wei-zen (left) poses for photos with a recipient on Wednesday at an award ceremony in recognition of the outstanding employees or personnel from occupational associations or institutions around the nation. This year, a total of 36 people and 220 institutes were awarded....

Minister of the Interior Chen Wei-zen (center) is pictured Thursday with religious representatives after singing a declaration to raise the public awareness of citizen's civic virtues and social responsibilities in the wake of the recent public incidents. The signing ceremony was held in New Taipei ...

Hsueh Ching-lien (right), director of Chiayi City Police Bureau receives the 2014 Executive Yuan Service Quality Award from Minister of the Interior Chen Wei-jen (left) on Aug. 20, 2014. The Chiayi City Police Bureau was recognized by the central government for their contributions to provide the "mo...

Minister of the Interior Chen Wei-jen is pictured on Aug. 19, 2014 at an award ceremony in Taipei, which is held to honor the outstanding mediators in judicial dispute resolutions. This year, a total of 263 mediators were awarded by the government.CNA photo Aug. 19, 2014

An Indonesian woman, whose Chinese name is Pan Yu-lien, receives a Filial Piety Award from Interior Minister Chen Wei-zen in Taipei on Friday. Pan has single-handedly taken care of her family, including her in-laws, since her husband was paralyzed over a decade ago. Photo courtesy of the Chiayi City...

Interior Minister Chen Wei-zen (left) awards a certificate to a military serviceman, who will do his alternative service in the police force, during a ceremony to mark the end of a training period, in Taichung Friday.CNA photo July 4, 2014